Last week’s post on handmade graphic t-shirts that talk to you sent me down a rabbit hole. A deep, dark hole of really important thinking. I became obsessed with trying to decide what I would print on a t-shirt if I was making one myself. As Queen of the realm of Indecisiveness and Over Thinking, this took up quite a bit of my time.

Then Ellie and I were in the car running errands when a familiar beat started pumping on the radio. Ellie immediately sat up a little taller before squealing “Momma, it’s our song!” As she sang the chorus (the only part she recognizes or pays any attention to), the deal was immediately sealed. Iggy Azalea #forthewin.

We stopped at Michaels on the way home and bought some iron-on letters in a collegiate font because it made me laugh. Hard.

Graphic tees with messages on them have slowly been picking up steam for a while now. From Zoe Karssen’s $160 Crème de la Crème sweatshirt (no, that’s totally not a typo. A sweatshirt that costs almost as much as my car payment) to Forever 21’s $14 Forever 21, they’re pretty much everywhere.

Some of them are obnoxious. Some of them I couldn’t possibly wear in front of my children (well, at least the one who can read). Some of them are blatant rip offs of earlier (usually better) versions.

Still, I’m kind of obsessed. The best part is that they’re being styled in so many different ways. Of course these guys would look good with jeans or a pair of cut offs, but they also look pretty awesome tucked into a flowy skirt or peeking out underneath a blazer and some dress pants.

Obviously not all of them work for everyone. You have to find one that speaks to you—ha! Get it?!

OK, I’ll be quiet now.

I decided to spend waaaaay too much time poking around handmade corners of the internet and picking out some of my very favorite talking t-shirts. For some reason most of them are gray. But you know what? I’m totally cool with that.

Enjoy!

Kids clothes are so stinking cute. I can’t tell you how many times something has cropped up on my Pinterest feed or I’ve seen a blog post and flipped at the awesomeness of something before realizing it was made for tiny humans and I could not, in fact, get one for my own closet (I know, I’ve talked about this before).

This is tragic. But luckily for me, I have two tiny humans who can wear the super cute things I squeal over. Right now, I’m totally feeling the spring stuff.

Yesterday was beautiful. We had the windows open. We went out jacket free. We talked about planting flowers and making a fairy garden. It was glorious—and it better not have been a cruel April Fool’s Day joke from mother nature (can you see me shaking my fist? Because I’m shaking my fist).

I want SPRING! And I want to wear springy clothes! I’m talking shoes without socks. I’m talking lighter weight shirts with just a cardigan and a scarf. I’m talking bright colors. I’m talking NO MORE CRACKED HANDS!

Are you with me?

I’ve decided that even if the warming trend is not an actual trend, I’m going to start dressing myself (and my girls) as if it is to try and will spring into existence.

Sound good? Good. Because I found a ton of unbearably cute pieces to work into your kid’s spring wardrobe. Even better is the fact that a couple of these goodies are available for adults too. SCORE!

I’m a sucker for a graphic tee. For me, for my husband, whoever really. But if you put one on a cute kid, I’m totally done for—bonus points if they’re witty and/or make 90s pop culture references.

Am I alone here or are they fabulous?

In honor of back to school and all of the shopping that goes along with it, I thought I’d spotlight a few super cute graphic tees for kids. Oh and that first one with the Black Keys lyrics? Yeah, I’ll take that in my size please and thank you.